Issues

“Working Together for a Stronger Kansas”

...to Reform Taxes in Kansas

Kansas has the highest sales tax on food in the country. Brandon will push to eliminate the sales tax on food in Kansas

In order to create new jobs that pay a living wage, we must clean up the failed, Brownback disaster in Topeka.

Kansas needs a fair, balanced, and predictable tax structure that protects the middle class and working families.

...for Strong Public Schools

We have an obligation to constitutionally fund our public K-12 schools and equitably allocate those resources in Olathe Public Schools and the Shawnee Mission School District

We must invest in tomorrow's leaders by ensuring all students are prepared to enter community colleges, technical and vocational schools, or four-year universities

Cuts to higher education have exceeded $100 million over the past ten years. Tuition has skyrocketed because state spending per student has dropped. We must invest in higher education by:

Recruiting and educating university students who will become the future workforce of Kansas

Attracting and retaining the strongest faculty talent who are dedicated to supporting students

Empowering our students to engage in experiences beyond the classroom so they are prepared for meaningful careers

...to Provide Quality, Affordable Healthcare

We must expand Medicaid to the 150,000+ Kansans without insurance coverage

The Kansas Legislature was only three votes short in overriding Gov. Brownback's veto of Medicaid expansion. The state forfeited more than $2 billion by not expanding Medicaid.

Expanding Kansans' access to affordable insurance coverage will result in less uncompensated care at our hospitals

...to Invest in Infrastructure

With K-10, I-35, and I-435 all passing through our District, we must invest in necessary improvements to these major highways to give the people of Olathe and Lenexa reliable access to their jobs, schools, and places of worship.

Kansas should stop using the State Highway Fund as it's credit card and that we should ensure that our transportation funds are used for funding transportation projects.

...to Create an Inclusive Kansas

Because all means all, Kansas must take necessary steps to make our state a place where people from all over want to live, work, and contribute to the local economy.

We need to implement a statewide non-discrimination act. Currently in Kansas, LGBTQ+ Kansans can be fired from their job, denied housing or business, or bullied because of who they are.